NAME

memory - ImageMagick Memory Allocation Methods


SYNOPSIS

void * AllocateMemory( const size_t size );

void FreeMemory( void ** memory );

void * ReallocateMemory( void *memory, const size_t size );


FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS

AllocateMemory

Method AllocateMemory returns a pointer to a block of at least size bytes suitably aligned for any use.

The format of the AllocateMemory method is:

void *AllocateMemory ( const size_t size );

A description of each parameter follows:

memory:
Method AllocateMemory returns a pointer to a block of at least size bytes suitably aligned for any use.

size:
Specifies the size of the memory to return.

FreeMemory

Method FreeMemory frees memory that has already been allocated.

The format of the FreeMemory method is:

void FreeMemory ( void **memory );

A description of each parameter follows:

span:
Specifies the pointer to a block memory to free for reuse.

ReallocateMemory

Method ReallocateMemory changes the size of the memory and returns a pointer to the (possibly moved) block. The contents will be unchanged up to the lesser of the new and old sizes.

The format of the ReallocateMemory method is:

void *ReallocateMemory ( void *memory, const size_t size );

A description of each parameter follows:

memory:
Method ReallocateMemory returns a pointer to a block of at least size bytes suitably aligned for any use.

size:
Specifies the size of the memory to return.